KRS 176.5062: Motorcycle rider training courses -- Exemption from test for motorcycle

permit or operator's license.

(1) The motorcycle safety education program shall offer motorcycle rider training

courses designed to develop and instill the knowledge, at titudes, habits, and skills

necessary for the proper operation of a motorcycle. The courses shall be taught by

instructors approved under KRS 176.5063 and shall include no fewer than eight (8)

hours of hands-on instruction for a novice course.

(2) Rider training courses shall be open to a resident of any state who is eligible for a

motor vehicle instruction permit in the person's home state.

(3) Rider training courses shall be provided free of charge to applicants under eighteen

(18) years of age.

(4) The cabinet shall issue certificates of completion in a manner and form prescribed

by administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to persons

who satisfactorily complete the requirements of a motorcycle rider training course

offered or authorized by the state program.

(5) The Transportation Cabinet shall exempt applicants for a motorcycle instruction

permit or operator's license or endorsement from the written test for a motorcycle

instruction permit and the skills test for a motorcycle ope rator's license if the

applicant presents satisfactory evidence of successful completion of an approved

rider training course that includes a similar test of knowledge and skills. Applicants

under this subsection who successfully completed their testing on a three (3)

wheeled motorcycle shall be subject to the restrictions outlined in KRS 186.480(3).

(6) (a) The Motorcycle Safety Education Commission shall publish a list of approved

rider training courses which meet the licensing requirements.

(b) The Motorcycle Safety Education Commission shall publish a list of approved

instructor training courses which meet the licensing requirements.